Gardening, Raising Animals, Growing Food in the Tropics
A Homesteading Journey to Self Sufficiency
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Mistakes We Made In The First Two Years On The Farm
This post is going to be very real, and it may draw some criticism, but this is our journey. We …
Food Plants You Can Grow From Supermarket Scraps
There are many, many food plants that you can grow from supermarket scraps. Don’t believe anyone who says you can’t. …
What Food Can I Grow in The Wet Season?
The wet season of 2021 was our first wet season at home, in the tropics for 9 years. As such, …
Can You Grow Cucumbers in a Pot?
Yes, you can grow cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) in a pot, container or raised bed so long as you provide them …
March in the Garden
What growing in the tropical garden in March? What jobs need doing in March, what seeds can we sew in …
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The website “Tropical Food Garden” was born in the lockdown years when my garden became my entire world. I was documenting gardening adventures in a tropical climate, in Port Douglas, Australia, north of Cairns. We got the bug, not even 2 years later we bought a 5-acre farm or homestead, still in the tropics, but at greater elevation bringing much cooler winters and a lot of rain. It’s on the Tablelands in Far North Queensland. We had to re-learn gardening. And then came almost 100 animals! Find out more on our site, permaculture, self-sufficiency, good home-grown food and family life on the farm.
